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Farmers Weekly October’s wet weather came a little too early for us, leaving one field left to drill with winter wheat. More concerning though, was that the fields we recently drilled did not take the rain well and created a waterlogged mess. To add insult to injury, this meant that travelling was not possible, not even ...

Farmers Weekly Cow-calf separation is “contentious” and a growing concern for consumers around the world. And while they do not understand what dairy farmers do, they will step in and regulate because they want to know that an animal has a “reasonably good life”. This message came from Prof Nina Von Keyserlingk of the University of ...

Farmers Weekly Onshore wind turbine developments have been all but prohibited for almost a decade due to the restrictions imposed by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). A recent amendment to the NPPF slightly relaxed the planning constraint in terms of community opinion, but has so far made little impact in terms of applications. However, shadow ...

Farmers Weekly Nottinghamshire young farmer Sophie Owen, 22, is on a mission to educate farmers and businesses about heart health after tragically losing her father to cardiac arrest in 2019. Sophie says her father was just 54 years old at the time, and appeared outwardly fit and healthy. He was regularly active on the farm, but ...

Farmers Weekly Two new compact, zero-emissions wheeled loaders have joined the Kubota stable, offering near-silent operation for working indoors, around livestock or in areas where noise is likely to irritate the neighbours. The RT210-2e and RT220-2e are identical in all but lift capacity, but there’s plenty of scope to tinker with the specs – primarily to ...

Farmers Weekly Fertiliser manufacturer CF Fertilisers UK, a subsidiary of CF Industries, has sold millions of pounds worth of carbon credits awarded to it by the UK government through the Emissions Trading System (ETS). Free carbon allowances were granted through the ETS scheme to provide an incentive for businesses to reduce emissions. The scheme was launched ...

Farmers Weekly Once a year, courtesy of an invite from the editor, I don black tie and head to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London for the Farmers Weekly awards dinner. Among all the glitter and razzamatazz, my already fragile belief in my own farming abilities is quickly shaken as a procession of farmers are invited to the ...

Farmers Weekly Strong demand for farmland from a range of buyers has kept land prices elevated during the third quarter of 2023, according to land agent Carter Jonas. This is despite high interest rates making borrowing more expensive for new buyers and more land coming to the market. The latest figures from Carter Jonas estimated arable ...

Farmers Weekly Technology developers are being offered up to £200,000 in government cash to help reduce ammonia emissions from cattle farming in Wales amid a warning that levels are “creeping up”. The Welsh government said it was offering up to five businesses a share in a £1m pot of funding to develop technology that prevents ammonia ...

Farmers Weekly More than 1,000 tractors were registered in the UK during October – an increase of 8.6% compared to the same month last year. Figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) showed that UK tractor registrations for the first 10 months of the year were up by 5% on the year. In total, 10,709 new ...

We all moan when it rains. Especially in a catchy harvest like this because it stops work. Depending on the amount of rain, it can cause soil damage when the The post Getting the most from nature appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Farmers Weekly A mix of peas and mustard generated the highest gross margin in the first year of an extensive intercropping trial carried out by Oxfordshire farmer Ben Adams, where different crop mixes were assessed for yield, quality and ease of harvest. Nine different combinations of peas, beans, vetch, oilseed rape, mustard, oats and barley were ...